Spring restoration estimated to cost millions

Projects depend on fund allocation

12:32 AM,
Jan. 24, 2013

Written by

Jennifer Portman
Democrat senior writer

Getting a start on restoring Florida's springs will cost more than $122 million, a list of projects compiled by the state Department of Environmental Protection shows.

The list of possible spring improvement projects was solicited by DEP from the state's water management districts as part of a "planning exercise" to help establish a starting point if money were to become available, said agency spokeswoman Dee Ann Miller.

"We do not know how much funding will be available at this time. Funding allocation will be determined through the normal legislative budget process," Miller said in an ...